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Holy crap, an arrest?

So it’s happened. I’m 32 years old and I’ve officially hit Old Fogeydom. Old Fart. Really don’t know how it happened, or when, but it has and I’m trying to deal with it. What was the tip-off? Dying to know, …

So this was the disaster of a basement early this spring. Notice how things are strewn will-nilly. It was replaced with my new happy place: This is my main work area. We designed the room with a window into the …

It’s always darkest before dawn, right? I’m going to keep the faith that things will improve here. A is still in a lot of pain because of the tonsillectomy, but is feeling just well enough to torment J and raise …

Dear Mr. Sandman, You negligent bastard, where the hell are you? Didn’t you get the memo? There’s a five year old in this house who is trying to recover from a tonsillectomy. Rest, and in particular, sleep, is what he …

We all know kids have more fun with boxes than actual toys, but did you know two little boys will have more fun playing astronaut with a big car seat than anything else? Now you do. Where’d they get the …

I love me some dim sum. Growing up outside Chicago, we’d probably hit Chinatown once a month, usually followed by a trip to a museum. I have eaten all manners of things that, if I sat and thought about it, …

Well, A is home and resting. No, let’s make that home and I’m forcing him to rest. The pain meds he’s on is supposed to knock him out and it just ain’t doing that! The best I can get is …

A had his tonsils out yesterday. And his adenoids. And tubes put in. Poor baby. He was so excited going in, it was all a grand adventure. And then he woke up. The look in his eyes was “what happened …

“Mom, come look! Something amazing!” (barely into one cup of coffee…) “Huh?” (A has safety scizzors from nail-care kit in his hand) “I cut J’s hair!” (WTF?????) “HUH?” “Yeah, come see!” (Damn right I’m gonna come see!) “Where did you …